Fun video capture of your travels. Ben and I met you in our XTerra in the Maze. You two did a great job of getting your vehicle there and back! It was a pleasure meeting you in person. Stock X -- except removing the running boards! I look forward to watching more of your videos.
Hello David, I hope you are well. Thanks for watching and the tip on the White Knuckle Off Road sliders. As soon as I become famous or start selling a ton of photos, I will be picking some up. We definitely got a workout stacking rocks on the way down to Dollhouse 3, LOL. I hope to see some content up on your channel soon? I know you can take that X wherever you want to go, and I would defiantly tune in. I hope to see you out on trail in the future.
An Xterra is not the vehicle for that drive. 1.5 years ago we drove from the ranger station out to Dollhouse in a Jeep Wrangler. We had no problems with the drive, we didn't get out to spot, we didn't stack rocks, we only actually used 4WD once or twice. From the ranger station to Dollhouse took us maybe 4 hours. I saw a video of someone bringing in a Ford Pickup with low clearance, that was brutal on the pickup. We were driving the cheapest Jeep Wrangler you can buy, only upgraded to 33" tires.
Wow...impressive. Did you drag and scrape at all or were all your ramps built up enough to clear everything? It is amazing how a good spotter can get you through some situations that looks impassable. Did you have to carry gas? Although your total mileage round trip was less than 20, your total engine running time must have been around 20 hours. Did you calculate your mileage (mpg) for the in and out on that trail or do you remember if you used 1/4 tank, 1/2 tank etc...? Are there any "dual use" products one can carry to "build" a ramp if there are no rocks around? I've see the traction boards but all the comparison videos out there show them all collapsing or conforming to the ground below when there are gaps thus they are too weak to act as ramps.
Hi Tim. We started a bit rough with our spotter driver communication, so we scraped a little. After a few obstacles, we got the hang of it. I did hit on the front leaf spring mounts a few times. Overall, just stacking rocks to build ramps was the ticket. We carried 11 gallons of extra fuel and added 5 gallons of gas before driving out. So we burnt 22 gallons of fuel for about an average of 3 miles per gallon. We had it in 4 low most of the drive. The plastic sand ramps would probably help, but like you, I don't think they will hold up. I think the best thing to do would be to carry 2 to 4 6x6 cut just a little bit wider than your tires. You could use them in different ways. If you cut them the same length as your traction boards, you could use them underneath as central support. It's just a thought. Thanks again for watching. Be well, my friend.
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Fun video capture of your travels. Ben and I met you in our XTerra in the Maze. You two did a great job of getting your vehicle there and back!
It was a pleasure meeting you in person. Stock X -- except removing the running boards! I look forward to watching more of your videos.
Hello David,
I hope you are well. Thanks for watching and the tip on the White Knuckle Off Road sliders. As soon as I become famous or start selling a ton of photos, I will be picking some up. We definitely got a workout stacking rocks on the way down to Dollhouse 3, LOL. I hope to see some content up on your channel soon? I know you can take that X wherever you want to go, and I would defiantly tune in.
I hope to see you out on trail in the future.
An Xterra is not the vehicle for that drive. 1.5 years ago we drove from the ranger station out to Dollhouse in a Jeep Wrangler. We had no problems with the drive, we didn't get out to spot, we didn't stack rocks, we only actually used 4WD once or twice. From the ranger station to Dollhouse took us maybe 4 hours. I saw a video of someone bringing in a Ford Pickup with low clearance, that was brutal on the pickup. We were driving the cheapest Jeep Wrangler you can buy, only upgraded to 33" tires.
You're far more daring than I am. Good job!
Thanks, John. It was a team effort, and we had a blast. Spending time at the Chocolate Drops and Harvest Scene was well worth it. Thanks for watching.
Great video! Well done.
Thanks, buddy. Thanks for the great trip.
Very impressive. Is your Xterra the Pro-4X trim?
Hello Wilderness. Thanks for watching. No, it is the SE.
*6:08** Pretty sweet if you would only learn to get behind the camera and move your big head!*
That was my best shot in this vid. Thanks for watching.
Wow...impressive. Did you drag and scrape at all or were all your ramps built up enough to clear everything? It is amazing how a good spotter can get you through some situations that looks impassable. Did you have to carry gas? Although your total mileage round trip was less than 20, your total engine running time must have been around 20 hours. Did you calculate your mileage (mpg) for the in and out on that trail or do you remember if you used 1/4 tank, 1/2 tank etc...? Are there any "dual use" products one can carry to "build" a ramp if there are no rocks around? I've see the traction boards but all the comparison videos out there show them all collapsing or conforming to the ground below when there are gaps thus they are too weak to act as ramps.
Hi Tim. We started a bit rough with our spotter driver communication, so we scraped a little. After a few obstacles, we got the hang of it. I did hit on the front leaf spring mounts a few times. Overall, just stacking rocks to build ramps was the ticket. We carried 11 gallons of extra fuel and added 5 gallons of gas before driving out. So we burnt 22 gallons of fuel for about an average of 3 miles per gallon. We had it in 4 low most of the drive. The plastic sand ramps would probably help, but like you, I don't think they will hold up. I think the best thing to do would be to carry 2 to 4 6x6 cut just a little bit wider than your tires. You could use them in different ways. If you cut them the same length as your traction boards, you could use them underneath as central support. It's just a thought. Thanks again for watching. Be well, my friend.
Thanks for responding, that is all very good information.